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2011 Queen of Soul?

JayMeydad — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:56:26 +0000

btw, the album (21) is out.

Roy Zu-Arets on Piano Live in Tel Aviv

JayMeydad — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:56:32 +0000

A little over a year ago I worked with my friend, pianist and composer Roy Zu-Arets, on a very exciting musical micro-blogging project that we named "The Vibe of Now".

We did it as a side project to our day-to-day jobs but were able to accomplish quite a lot. We released over 60 video clips of Roy's original improvisations to our YouTube channel and got great feedback from users all over the world. We released 2 albums and still selling them. And we put together a live show called Constage where Roy and a group of three other talented musicians and a VJ performed and improvised live on stage in LA.

A few months ago Roy and I returned to Israel with our families and both he and I are already busy working on new ventures and projects. But we wanted to try and keep "The Vibe of Now" live in some capacity perhaps with an Israeli twist.

So we are happy to announce that next week Roy will perform in the OzenBar in Tel Aviv, tracks from our YouTube channel (leaving some space for improvisation of course). VJ Eran Barnea (Constage's VJ) will add his visual effects.

When: January 6, 2011 at 20:30pm
Where: OzenBar – King George 48, Tel Aviv (map)
Tickets: 40 NIS – get them here

Should be very special. Hope to see you there.

Originally posted on Life Mashup 2.0

Pearl Jam Oceans

JayMeydad — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:05:19 +0000

There is only one Ocean for everyone and everything.

Constage Live – You have to experience this magical concert

JayMeydad — Thu, 27 May 2010 05:22:47 +0000

The group now has a name – Constage and is preparing for its 2nd concert.

What is Constage: A group performing some of the pieces created by Roy Zu-Arets as part of & in the spirit of “The Vibe of Now” series. Together they create a musical & visual journey from Japan to Persia and form Jerusalem to the US.

Who is Constage:

Roy Zu-Arets – piano, vocals
Jen Kuhn – cello
DJ Nikon – electronia & turn tables
Omid Torbatian – Persian Ney and Percussion
Eran Barnea – Visuals
and the new addition, Vahid Bayat – Tar & Vocals

The first concert of Constage was in Marina Del Rey and it was magical. It is a musical & visual experience you have to experience. So, here are the details of the next show.

When: Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 8pm
Where: The Concert Hall at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills (map)

And finally, here’s a clip of what it looks and sounds like. Hope you could make it.

A glimpse from “Confessions of a Composer Live” last rehearsal. See them tomorrow at 7:30pm in L.A.

JayMeydad — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:05:38 +0000

The gang had its last rehearsal and the set sounds incredible. I mean, how often to you get to gather so many talented musicians, on one stage, to play a magical bled of sounds that includes piano, persian ney, cello and electronic bits?

From left: Jen Kuhn, Roy Zu-Arets, DJ Naoki, Omid Torbatian and VJ Eran Barnea.

Tomorrow night will be something. Don’t miss it if you are around. More details here : http://bit.ly/ConfessionsLive

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Announcing “Confessions of a Composer” Live With Guests.

JayMeydad — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:53:51 +0000

Please be our guest at a musical fusion of east and west.

For the first time, we will be moving out of Roy’s studio and will have the first live concert of “Confessions of a Composer” / “The Vibe of Now” at a charming venue called Mariners Village in Marina Del Rey this coming Sat, April 17, at 6pm.

Address is: 4600 Marina Village Hall, Marina Del Rey, CA

In this concert, Roy will be performing live selected tracks from the “Confessions of a Composer” & “The Vibe of Now” series that we have been posting to YouTube. In addition, new tracks on stage with the guest artists, in the spirit of “The Vibe of Now”.

Guest artists include:
* Omid Torbatian – Master of the Persian Ney
* Jen Kuhn – Cello, Acoustic Guitar and Vocals
* DJ Naoki – Electronia
* VJ Eran Barnea

Opening band Omid Torbatian’s Trio playing authentic persian concert.

Note that the event will start on time since we have to end it by 10pm. The concert will be recorded & posted to our YouTube channel.

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The Emanuel and The Fear Rock Orchestra

JayMeydad — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:30:58 +0000

I came across Emanuel and The Fear today on the HypeMachine and was blown away.

They are an11-piece orchestra-rock band from Brooklyn that uses a wide variety of instruments, like electronica, percussion, orchestra instruments (flute, violins and cellos, trumpets) and hard hitting guitars, to create mind blowing Orchestral pop/rock/ songs.

One of the highlights in IMHO is “Jimme’s Song”. It is available in two versions that sound great, but still I like the Demo version (vid below) more than the the Full band version

27 Years Since The Aussies Conquered The UK [vid]

JayMeydad — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:21:31 +0000

Trivia: Exactly 27 years ago, on 1/28/1983, the single “Down Under” by Men At Work, topped the charts in the UK. Classic.

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Welcome Little iPad Brother

JayMeydad — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:47:26 +0000

Roy’s interpretation to Steve Jobs’s iPad announcement and what would his older brother, the iPhone, say/sing.

How to easily listen to Israeli Radio Stations on iPhone & iPod Touch (part 3)

JayMeydad — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:35:46 +0000

I have been getting many questions & comments about my two posts on how to listen to Israeli radio stations on the iPhone and iPod Touch using the FStream app (here). That’s the “price” I had to pay for being ranked first on google for queries like “israeli radio on iphone”. Hopefully this post will provide answers to many of the questions.

Recently a new free application was released to the App Store called “Visual Radio” (download link). It was developed in Israel by Unicell and it offers the capability to listen to over 10 stations using a clean and elegant user interface.

Unlike the FSTream solution which requires configuring the radio stations’ streams urls into the app and changing the urls whenever those change, Visual Radio comes pre-configured with many radio stations which leads to an easy “install and play” experience. A few stations are still missing and I hope the Unicell team there will add them soon. Other nice features include:

1. Radio Dial that lets you preview what song is being played in a station before actually switching to it – big time saver

2. Displaying artist and song names

3. Song’s lyrics (when available)

4. Programming for every station

Kudos for the Unicell team for a great app. One small tip to the developers – change the app name to say something like “Visual Israeli Radio” so people who search iTunes will be able to easily find it.

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